Drag Me to Hell (2009) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Drag Me to Hell is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Drag Me to Hell (2009) earned its PG-13 for repeated sequences of horror violence, disturbing body‑horror imagery, and mature thematic material. Parents should be prepared for graphic supernatural attacks (demonic…

Drag Me to Hell is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

Drag Me to Hell (2009) earned its PG-13 for repeated sequences of horror violence, disturbing body‑horror imagery, and mature thematic material. Parents should be prepared for graphic supernatural attacks (demonic possession, a goat figure, people vomiting a dead cat), a shockingly upsetting on‑screen animal death…

Brief, non‑explicit nudity only: a rainy scene briefly shows a braless character with nipples visible through a shirt and occasional cleavage; no sex scenes or explicit nudity.

Strong and frequent horror violence and body‑horror throughout the film: an early 1969 séance shows a child being dragged by an unseen force, Sylvia physically attacks Christine and rips her coat button, Christine is forced to kill her kitten, and later…

Mild overall: occasional profanity including words like "fuck" and "shit," plus some insults such as "bitch." Language is not constant but appears at several tense moments.

Mild: characters drink alcohol at a family dinner and at bars; no sustained drug use or on‑screen intoxication beyond social drinking.

Strong supernatural themes: curses, possession, death, vengeance, and desperation drive the plot (Christine's moral choice at work, the Lamia curse, grave‑desecration). The film treats burial, mortality, and loss in a disturbing, often grotesque way that may…

Drag Me to Hell runs 99 minutes, directed by Sam Raimi, released in 2009.

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